Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-30
NEW YORK's BIG STRIKES.

NEW NOhh 3 BIZ SIhlhhS.
The report shows that during the six
years covered by the investigation, New
York had the largest number OF establish
ments affected, both by strikes and lock-
outs, there being for the former 8, 247, and
and for the latter 1,528. The building
trades furnished 6,060 of the total num-
Der of establishments engaged in strikes
The total number of employees involved in
the whole number of strikes for the entire
period ia shown to have been ], ,3lS, ,624.
The number Of employees originating the
strikes was !, ,020, ,S32. The number OF fem
ployes in all establishments before the
strikes occurred was l 1,6S2, ,045, while the
whole number employed in the establish.
ments involved after the strikes occurred
was ,636, 2i7, loss Of 25,19S. There
were l03, Q3S new employees engaged after
the strikes, and 81, 4S3 were brought from
other places than those in which the strikes
occurred. In 2,1s2 establishments lock-
outs were ordered during the period named.
In these there were l73, ,995 employees he
fore the lock-outs occurred and l69, ,436
after the lockOuts, while the number act
ually locked out was 159, 54s. There were
13, go new employees secured at the close OF
lOCkouts, and $3.50 were brought from
other places than those in which the lock-
outs occurred.
at should he remembered, however, "says
the report, j." that these figures do nol rep
resent the actual number of institutions,
establishments or different employees en-
gagged, "a in many cases there have been
TWO OR MORE STRIKES
or lockouts affecting the same establish
ment in the same year. In such cases
the establishment and the number Of EN-
plOyes engaged areduplicated.
An examination of the tables appended
TO the report shows that New York, Penn.
sylVana, Massachusetts,, Ohio and Illinois
represent II per cent. of the whole num-
Der Of establishments affected by strikes
throughout the country and so per cent.
of the lOckouts. These five Gtates, it is
stated, contain 40 per cent. of all the man
ufactpEing establishments and employ IS
per cent. Of the capital invested in me-
chanical industries Of the United States.
Disclaiming absolute accuracy, the report
gives the losses Of employees and employers
resulting from strikes and lockouts, az fol.
lows;
| LOSSES TO STRIKERS
during the six years covered by the inves
tigations, $5l; ;6l6, 1876.
Loss tO employees through lockOuta for
the same peri d, s., 132,7l7. or total
wage loss to employees Of $59, 9is, SS2.
This loss occurred for both strikes and
lockouts in 24,5l9 establishments, or an
average loss Of 81, i45 TO each establish
ment, or of nearly $40 to each striker in-
volved. The assistance given to strikers
during the same period 81 far as as
certainable, amounts TO 81, 325, ,G5Tj To
those suffering from .oakouts, 81, los, ,53S;
or total of 81 ,403, 593. These amounts,
however, the Commissioner says, are un-
doubtedly too low.
The employers losses through strikes
for the ely years Amounted to $40, 732, 653;
through lockouts, 81, 432, 28I, or a total
loss TO the establishments involved Of $3i,
| lG4. .9l4.
The appended tables also shows that the
chief burden of strikes was borne by thir-
teen industries, viz: boots and shoes, 352
establishments; brick making 41s; building
trades, 5000; clothing, l,72S; cooperage,
4s4; food preparations, 1873; furniture,
491; lumber, 1896; metals and metallic
goods, /, l,5a5; mining, 1000; stone, 49s;
tobacco, 1859; transportation, l,f7S. These
represent SO per cent. Of the whole number
subjected 70 strikes. In lock outs five
trades bore eighty per cent. OF the whole
burden, as follows: boots and shoes, I55
establishments; building trades, 53l; cloth
ing, 273; metals and metallic goods, ia,
and tobacco, s26, or total Of !, ,fdl.